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On 22 November, destroyers MALCOLM and SABRE and anti-submarine trawlerVIZALMA. The convoy arrived at Liverpool on the 25th. Convoy FN.332 departed Southend, escorted by destroyer VIVIEN and sloop LONDONDERRY. Convoy OB.242 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers WANDERER, WARWICK, WILD SWAN and corvettes CYCLAMEN and HIBISCUS. Destroyers WANDERER and WILD SWAN and corvette CYCLAMEN had been detached that day.
Destroyer BROKE and corvettes ANEMONE, ARABIS, MALLOW joined on the 27th. Destoyer BROKE was detached on the 28th and corvette ARABIS on the 29th.
They arrived there throughout the morning and the initial query that Potier supposedly asked was "Alors, tu es toujours du bon côté?" (So, are you nevertheless on the ideal side?). On 14th Might 1940 his squadron, severely depleted by enemy action, was withdrawn to Tours, France (~500 kms SE of Evère). On 25thMay, Potier and W/O Albert Colpaert had been charged with delivering an urgent message to the Belgian Command in Flanders which was cut off from the south due to the arrival of Germans in Abbeville. In order to stay clear of the vastly superior German airforce and their anti-aircraft defences, Potier took his aircraft out to sea.
Arrived Southern Ireland towing steamer Ville D'Anvers from Havre. Collided with Cocoanut Stairs Causeway while assisting SS Dido off Millwall. Beached at entrance to Folkestone harbour in sinking condition just after springing leak in English Channel. Assistance to SS Partheon, aground close to Newcombe Buoy. Assitance to collision damaged SS Cambric off Dungeness. Towed collision damaged S/V Kircudbrightshire into Plymouth.
Convoy HX.86, which had been recalled outdoors Halifax on the 5th, departed Halifax at 1430 escorted by Canadian destroyers ASSINIBOINE and RESTIGOUCHE and auxiliary patrol vessel HUSKY. Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA departed Rosyth to cover convoy EN.22 from Methil to Pentland Firth. Battleship RAMILLIES with destroyers ILEX, HYPERION, HAVOCK had been detached with convoy MW.3 for Malta. Convoy FS.332 departed Methil, escorted bydestroyers VEGA and VIMIERA. The convoy arrived at Southend on the 11th. Convoy OB.241 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers HURRICANE, VETERAN, WITHERINGTON and corvettes CLEMATIS and PRIMROSE. Destroyer VERITY joined on the 12th and destroyer HURRICANE was detached on the 12th.
Aircraft carrier ARGUS and light cruiser DESPATCH had been in 45N, 19‑13W at 1300/11th. Light cruiser DESPATCH went to Gibraltar arriving on the 14th. Aircraft carrier ARGUS with destroyers WISHART, WRESTLER, VIDETTE arrived at Gibraltar later on the 14th for operation WHITE.
Destroyer BROKE and corvettes ANEMONE, ARABIS, MALLOW joined on the 27th. Destoyer BROKE was detached on the 28th and corvette ARABIS on the 29th.
- Destroyer QUORN and patrol sloop SHELDRAKE joined on the 9th.
- The convoy arrived off Southend on the 13th.
- Convoy FS.331 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers CATTISTOCK and VIVIEN and sloop LONDONDERRY.
- Convoy FN.330 departed Southend, escorted by destroyers VANITY and WOLFHOUND.
- Convoy FS.333 departed Methil, escorted by destroyers EGLINTON and WATCHMAN.
They arrived there throughout the morning and the initial query that Potier supposedly asked was "Alors, tu es toujours du bon côté?" (So, are you nevertheless on the ideal side?). On 14th Might 1940 his squadron, severely depleted by enemy action, was withdrawn to Tours, France (~500 kms SE of Evère). On 25thMay, Potier and W/O Albert Colpaert had been charged with delivering an urgent message to the Belgian Command in Flanders which was cut off from the south due to the arrival of Germans in Abbeville. In order to stay clear of the vastly superior German airforce and their anti-aircraft defences, Potier took his aircraft out to sea.
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Arrived Southern Ireland towing steamer Ville D'Anvers from Havre. Collided with Cocoanut Stairs Causeway while assisting SS Dido off Millwall. Beached at entrance to Folkestone harbour in sinking condition just after springing leak in English Channel. Assistance to SS Partheon, aground close to Newcombe Buoy. Assitance to collision damaged SS Cambric off Dungeness. Towed collision damaged S/V Kircudbrightshire into Plymouth.
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Convoy HX.86, which had been recalled outdoors Halifax on the 5th, departed Halifax at 1430 escorted by Canadian destroyers ASSINIBOINE and RESTIGOUCHE and auxiliary patrol vessel HUSKY. Anti-aircraft cruiser CURACOA departed Rosyth to cover convoy EN.22 from Methil to Pentland Firth. Battleship RAMILLIES with destroyers ILEX, HYPERION, HAVOCK had been detached with convoy MW.3 for Malta. Convoy FS.332 departed Methil, escorted bydestroyers VEGA and VIMIERA. The convoy arrived at Southend on the 11th. Convoy OB.241 departed Liverpool escorted by destroyers HURRICANE, VETERAN, WITHERINGTON and corvettes CLEMATIS and PRIMROSE. Destroyer VERITY joined on the 12th and destroyer HURRICANE was detached on the 12th.
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Aircraft carrier ARGUS and light cruiser DESPATCH had been in 45N, 19‑13W at 1300/11th. Light cruiser DESPATCH went to Gibraltar arriving on the 14th. Aircraft carrier ARGUS with destroyers WISHART, WRESTLER, VIDETTE arrived at Gibraltar later on the 14th for operation WHITE.
